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Manganese Antimony Titanium Buff Rutile

PY164

Alternate Name

Manganese Brown

Pigment Description

While listed among the yellows, we've seen it as a deep brown. It has a high near-infrared reflectance and is recommended for its opacity.

Manganese brown is said to have excellent lightfastness (BWS 8). This shows up in watercolor as a single pigment brown, and very few companies at this time offer it in oils.

Resources

PY164 pigment data from David G. Myers, The Color of Art Pigment Database, Artiscreation.com

Alfa Chemistry (n.d. Accessed June 2025). Manganese Antimony Titanium Buff Rutile (PY164) https://materials.alfachemic.com/major-products/manganese-antimony-titanium-buff-rutile-py164.html. Alfa Chemistry.

Stats

Lightfastness

Excellent

Estimated to be Excellent (ASTM I Equivalency), listed as BWS 8. Older tests reported in the NPIRI from the 1980s showed excellent lightfastness in both indoor and outdoor (Florida) exposures.

Transparency

Opaque

Toxicity

Hazard, Use more caution, Antimony, Manganese, Titanium Dioxide

Possible hazard. Monona Rossol's work highlights the hazards in working with Manganese as well as Antimony pigments. We have also heard anecdotal horror stories of the effects of working with manganese in dry pigment form, so please consult the proper health and safety experts as we are not toxicologists. Treat all pigments and paints with studio safety protocols.

Oil Content

Low to Moderate

20-21 g/ 100g

Particle Size

Very Fine

with PY164 (Manganese Antimony Titanium Buff Rutile)
No single-pigment Oil found with PY164

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